The Titanic

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kivetett
kilövellt

ejected

My sister and I were ejected, but survived.

diadalmas
ujjongó
győztes

triumphant

The football team came out of the game triumphant, winning 3-0.

pompa
látványosság

pageantry

The pageantry during the parade was a true sight to see.

kifürkész
mélyére hatol

fathom

Some people cannot fathom the responsibilities of the President.

akadályozott

hindered

The progress of his rehabilitation was hindered when he hurt the same knee three weeks later.

valahogy
bizonyos szempontból
ha úgy vesszük

in a way

In a way it did, but not in the way it had originally been intended.

tönkrement
megsemmisült

perished

Out of the 2224 passengers and crew, there were those 1502 that perished after the quintessential idea of comfort and luxury hit an iceberg and sunk only 5 days later on April 15th.

alapvatő
lényges
tömör
tömény

quintessential

Out of the 2224 passengers and crew, there were those 1502 that perished after the quintessential idea of comfort and luxury hit an iceberg and sunk only 5 days later on April 15th.

vélt
tekint valaminek
gondolt

deemed

It was in fact deemed "unsinkable".

kísérletek

attempts

...the lack of lifeboat infrastructure clearly hindered major attempts to save as many lives as possible.

teljes
hibátlan
ép

entire

Although every single person on the titanic wasn't of the wealthiest class, it was clear how the entire operation wished to present itself.

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famous last words

szívszaggató
szívfacsaró

harrowing

It was no less than the most harrowing experience of my life, but in many ways it was actually a miracle.

repülőtér
reptér

airfield

One day we decided to fly from the local airfield to a remote landing spot about 200 km away where our family friends had a cabin that we were to stay at for about a week as part of our summer holiday.

8 üléses

seater

We had an eight-seater plane, and all light spots were filled in.

imbolygás
ingadozás

wobble

The wings started to wobble even though there wasn't a spec of wind, and you could hear the engine begin to stutter.

akadozik
hebeg
dadog

stutter

The wings started to wobble even though there wasn't a spec of wind, and you could hear the engine begin to stutter.

roncs
összeomlás
törmelék

wreckage

As we were going down, it was like everything slowed down into slow motion, and the next thing I remember is looking at the wreckage.

ép
sértetlen

intact

I'm not exactly sure what my dad did to give us the softest landing, but most of the plane was kept intact.